Nanoscale structuration and optical properties of thin gold films on textured FTO

Data di pubblicazione: 26 Ago 2014

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Autori: Salvatore Lombardo, Antonella Gentile, G. Cacciato, Francesco Ruffino, R. Reitano, Giorgia G. Scapellato, Massimo Zimbone, Salvatore Antonino Lombardo, Anna Battaglia, C. Gerardi, Marina Foti, Maria Grazia Grimaldi

In this work, we propose a methodology to synthesize metallic nanoparticles on textured Fluorine Tin Oxide (FTO) surface by laser irradiations of deposited Au films. In particular, the breakup of the Au films into nanoparticles (NPs) is observed as a consequence of the melting and solidification processes induced by laser irradiations. The mean Au NPs size and surface density evolution are analyzed as a function of the laser fluence. Optical characterizations of the glass/FTO/Au NPs multilayer show, in the absorption spectra, plasmonic peaks due to the Au NPs and an improvement of the light absorption efficiency from the sample with larger Au NPs. The simulated trends of the ratio between the scattering and absorption cross section suggest that the absorption efficiency dominates over the scattering efficiency in the spectral range between 200 and 600 nm. The simulation shows that, by varying the NPs …

Editore
Springer US
Fonte
Journal of materials science
Volume
49
Fascicolo
24
Pagine
8498-8507
Citazioni
18
ID archivio
8ea8f9482b618b2c8c25ae758d525a3c
Riferimenti
Volume: 49 Issue: 24 Pages: 8498-8507